Monthly Archives: January 2019

Mary Shelley

Things do not pass for what they are, but for what they seem. To excel and to know how to show it is to excel twice. What is invisible might as well not exist. .. Those easily duped outnumber the … Continue reading →

Complaints will always discredit you. … The prudent person should never publicize dishonor or slights, only the esteem others have shown him. B. Gracian, S.J.

It gives life to talent, breath to speech, soul to deeds, and it sets off the highest gifts…. It is a seemly shortcut to getting things done, and a refined way to escape any difficulty. B. Gracian, S.J.

M. Reese Kennedy

but the one who doesn’t know how to conceal it. Hide your affects, but even more, your defects. … Reputation is more a matter of stealth than of deeds…. You shouldn’t confide your defects to friends, or even to yourself, … Continue reading →

you’ll get everything wrong. You cannot act for yourself if you are beside yourself, and passion always sends reason into exile. So find a prudent third party, one unmoved by passion. Onlookers always see more than those who are playing….. … Continue reading →

They may not consider you ingenious, but they’ll think you solid. Gracian, SJ